News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
NOTES BY THE WAYSIDE.

his rounds lifting the covers from the
newly filed pals, and drinking milk
until he could drink no more.
ON one unlucky day three years ago
j. G. Russell, of Memphis, drew $15,-
0O) in a lottery. Since then he has
gone down hill very fast. and has just
closed his career by an attack on his
wife, during which he was struck on
the head by rescuing party and re-
ceived fatal blow.
Two cowboys fresh from the range
squared off at twelve PAGES for duel in
Cheyenne. The artillery was raised
and ready for the word, when one of
the combatants suggested that they
take farewell dri k. This was agreed
to, and, as they took more than one
drink, they soon forgot to fight.
THE. Crematorial Association of Phil.
adelphia is preparing to build the larg-
est and costliest crematory chapel in the
! world. 1t will have front of sc feet,
a depth of 10j feet; the distance will be
so feet to the top of the dome, the
material will be granite, pressed red
brick and terra Gotta, and the cost will
be $40, O0O
FARMER Redmond, near Sturgeon,
Mo-, owned hog that was afflicted
with inability to breathe through its
nose, so he trained it to carry cob in
its mouth to keep its jaws open so that
it could breathe For the past four
years that hog has been going around
with cob. When it wanted to eat 1t
laid down its cob, and when it got
through picked it up again.
THE coyote is the enemy of the jack
rabbit, and used to keen his numbers
down. But some years ago a bounty
was put on the coyote in California, and
he has since decreased and the jack rab-
bit increased, until now the latter does
great damage to vineyards and orchards.
| It is, therefore, proposed to take the
bounty off the coyote and put it on the
| jack rabbit,
SENATOR Fairs son, who made
disturbance at a restaurant few
rights ago, was packed off to Panama
the next morning by his stern father.
Senator Fair, it is said, had offered his
son a round million of his own if ne
would abstain from liquor entirely for
one year. Up to this affair the youth
had an unbroken record of seven
months. His first indulgence was
severe one.
AT the inquest following the sudden
death of Henry Jost of st. Louis, his wife
testified that for eighteen years ''he had
been full" 1t was q day to be remem-
bered when he was sober. He began
drinking whiskey in the morning and
kept it up all day. He never ate hut
one meal a day, and that was supper,
and he ate very little at that meal. He
lived on whiskey till at last it burned
the life out of him.
A JERSEY COW belonging to s. B.
Arms, of Clarksville, Tenn, broke her
left fore leg below the knee, and after
ward it mortified and the broken portion
came off, After the stump had harden
ed Mr.. Arms shaped a wooden leg of
proper length, made boot leg to it of
heavy leather, put in piece of sheep
skin for the stump to rest on, and with
straps fastened the boot above and
below the knee joint, and the cow has
done we'll ever since.
JAMES CoGNovICH, riding from Aspen
to St. Elmo, Col was overtaken by
storm and took shelter in deserted
cabin. Just as he got his boots off to
warm his feet his horse broke away, and
Conovich started out in his stocking
feet to get him. Presently he lost his
reckoning, as well as his horse, and wan
dered about all night. When morning
broke he found himself near a cabin,
where he was cared for and sent back to
Aspen His feet and legs to tie knees
were frozen.
Mrs. LIMA SwAFFIELD, of Beverly,
Mass, who has been recently taken
to Florida by her husband. who
hopes that change of scene and climate
will restore her to sanity, S the victim
of practical joke. A few weeks ago
her husband joined a hunting party. On
the way home one of the party hurried
| in advance aud told Mrs Svahield that
her husband had been shot and killed
She tainted, remained unconscious for
several hours, and when she regained
consciousness was insane.
WHEN Lincoln ran for Congress. says
the Century Ndgd2 ne some of the
Wings contributed purse of $500 to
paw his personal expenses in the canvass.
After the election was over the successful
candidate handed back $199.25. 81
did not need it. he said. Il made the
canvass on my own horse; my entertain
ment, being at the houses OF friends,
cost me nothing. and my only outlay
was rs cents for q barrel of cider which
some farmers insisted should treat them
to-"
WILLIAM Schaefer, farmer near st.
Louis had ir mind to fell a large elm
on his land, when he met some city
sportsmen out after rabbits. He made
fun of all such small game, and said
that coons were the things to hunt.
They wanted to know where coons
could be found. He told them OF nest
in the big elm. Thereupon the st.
Louis boys borrowed axes and went at
the tree. They cut it down, encouraged
by Mr.. Schaefer, who seemed greatly
surprised that no coons were found.
New evidence has been recently given
concerning the existence of the sea SER
pent. 1t comes from Capt. Ebenezer
Nye of Cataumet, Me-, now in his S6th
year, who SAYS that during the season
of 1910, while on a trip from Bangor to
Edgartown with a load of lumber and
spars, Just outside of Penobscot Bay,
he saw the sea serpent and had tine
view of it through his glass as it crossed
his bow. The serpent had t1attened
head, and appeared as long as seven
ty-foot spar which the captain had in
tow.
THE annual report of the State Board
of Education shows that there are 6,7l7
public schools in the State of Massachu-
setts, an increase for the year of 27O.
They are attended by 349, ,617 scholars.
There are 9,610 teachers, male and fe-
male. The report states that eve ing
schools have become much more popular
than formerly, with steady increase In
attendance The increase in pupils OF
all ages in the public schools is ., BOB.
I his increase is considered remarkable,
and is attributed to the operation OF the
free book law.
TEN years ago Thomas F. Clark
jokingly gave Miss Julia A. Malcom of
New Haven a deed OF certain Colorado
lands, which he thought to be valueless.
She said she'd keep the document to re-
member him by, locked it up, and has
since been earning her livin. teaching
school. The ether day she received a
letter from Colorado saying, that there
was a lead mine on her property, and
$3.50, 900 was offered for it. Miss Nal
com thought it joke, but finding that
it wasn't, she accepted the offer. and the
check is on its way East.
JOHN Autcliff, of jackson, Mich,
wanted wife, but was too bashful to do
his owl courting. He contided his
Il 4 L L !. Ii.